Axman - Robbie Robertson

They say the axman’s coming

In a long black car

They said the axman’s coming

He plays a mean guitar

Well he slipped across the border

With a hatchet in his hand

They said who’s that stranger

The one they call the axman

You got Duane and Stevie Ray

All brothers of the blade

Jimi James and RJ

All brothers of the blade

Now when he goes from town to town

He picks 'em up and lays 'em down

People come from miles around

Just to dig that crazy sound

I heard a guitar wail

Until the break of dawn

You know the axman was here

Oh but now he’s gone

You got T Bone and Link Wray

All brothers of the blade

Then there’s Django and Elmore James

All brothers of the blade

Now when he goes from town to town

He picks 'em up and lays 'em down

People coming from miles around

Just to dig that crazy sound

Play so low, so sweet

Bring a tear to your eye

Chills run down to your feet

Make a grown man cry

One-eyed jacks, King with the axe

Like Albert or Freddy

One-eyed jacks, King with the axe

And of course BB was born ready

Now when he goes from town to town

He picks 'em up and lays 'em down

People coming from miles around

Just to dig that crazy sound